Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-05

appear Tor tht nfst Tune before seat
ds audience. She needs little OF no
Introduction, her pane and-iame hay,
ing spread over the country from ocean
10 ocean, from the lakes 20 the gulf.
There are many, however, who, al
though knowing Of this celebrated
artistic By reputation. are not convers-
ant with many interesting particulars
connected with her professional life.
An interview with Mr.. r. +. Hendley
her manager, cannot fail. therefore. to
prove entertaining TO the many who
are Sarhirers - -fEe--favorite trAgedi-
nne Mr. Hendley, upon being ques-
toned aste how long MDe, Rhea had
been IN America, said
Nile. Rhea arrived in THIS country
something over four yearS ago. she
came very quietly, Notwithstanding
The fact that her fine reputation abroad
entitled her 20 appear with all the Irre-
hminary putting and flOurishing Of old
world credentials which usually herald
wv hftHN AiflbENiAh SUITS rhF pre-
ierred 10 come modestly, and IN this
displayed a great deal Of good sense,
inasmuch a. her almost unannounced
arrival little prepared her first audi
ence to expect anything wonderful.
Consequently their surprise and enthu-
aasm we're all the. more pronounced
when they saw before them an artistic
whose genius ranked her among the
greatest European stars. Mile. Rhea
told me, some time after her initial
American performance. that previous
10 her departure from Europe a friend
had strongly advised her 10 send to
this country a l0t Of preliminary s'o-
ries, a IA Iieruharit, 10 the effect that
she was In the habit OF stcrpin.-iu 4,
collin and INDUCING in other c,lIally
eccgntfc pecuiiaritics But the actress
replied No; why should I say things
which am not In the habit OF doing
| 90 % America only 20 act lf.I can
act, ! shall be. welcomed. Besides,
yon know, % sleep in coffin l. very
easy. Everybody can do that, but
everybody cannot act She came aud
conquered. and conquered not through
az.
Where did she make her first APP
pearance2" -
AZ Rouen. There + iust'a tince ~
romance "a her life. She was pupil
N a convent near Paris, when her
father, who heida high social position
10 Belgium. lost his fortune in a flnan-
elai crisis The Young girl was with
drawn from her studies and drifted 20
Paris. There shsWet Charles Fechter.
one Of The finest actors the world has
seen. He detected strong dramatic
shilliy IN her and advised her % study
Tor The stage She Immediately en-
tefei The Paris conservatory, studying
m the same classes with the celebrated
Sarah Bernhardt, They graduated
together. each with FIRST prize
hernhArdt remaiRsd i'm Paris PLAYING
small parts at the leading French the
aier Rhea was too ambitious 60 sub
NIT quietly To such state Of things
ohe vent to l,oueu. and iu that CITY
achieycd ana instant and brilliant sue
cess Then Paris wanted her, but she
had previously made arrangements 10
~ o. the Imperial theater In st Pc
"rNpurg Her performance there
NeTe oyaiioust and she still possesses
magnificent set at diamonds and clu.
Grads presented to her ou her FIRST VISIT
to the Russian capital hv the unfar.
Whatt tlsr who afterwards met Sush
hherribs death at the hands III the
NllMN =
Nile. Rhea plays entirely la Eng
h'h does she uotf.'
Yes And. bv the bye. She mas.
ntol our tongue sufficiently well In
we months' time ~ apreAr N ibutlou
beatrice 40 Shakespeare Much
Ale About Nothing II was hard
ao'A, ui course. remember her tell
.as me that there were night, Whsn
say would lock herself up I'M her rnotu
anu pacc zap and down Tor hours with
ae gsT' 10 Beatrice iu her hands
ghe Hae Noulj seem 60 be perfcctl,
sue, but the next line would rflacc
nen d teSpiir. sbp world tSsf,t,
s5t1 npou tise floor. sarn q -sf,..
ulnH Tor while. and try a. re-fU
eae part After a few moments "a,
pacing The carpet again. And So
vent en day after day and nirht
- night. until eventually London
,,,oeued her EagGsh ,endeavors wsth
How about Nile Ehea', drcss,, er.
Ah. | see her reputation has prr-
,olcd her. Well the ladies can me-.
- tn hC stunned She carries 4
'l'9'e oi ,eyrutv-nye costumes. an
-. lle 'y Worth the celebrated man
80 shaker 0l rarS Thi, warlroba
~. .','e' famous drFs, made ORIGIN.
~ iae Queen ~ Holland. bat
49, Eega Il uat foyal pcrs. n &c.
A-s Wa oa,Rei g. go into nsoirtsg
- ',iefe % was COMPLETED Ehea
-. i.''' iraHc, Tor it IL viii d.
A., A. 'a tag fourth aet 81 Camille
-, We're, ! sm talked out he en-
- - Monday night Thing. seen yau
a. as are mighses than thinsS heard
we. h'}ea' repertoire is An extrn.
srl Ee a She plays in e Pygmaiion
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